Riding in Cars with Babes

This photo is a rare moment for Squeaks. If one more person tells me to put her in her car seat and take her for a ride to get her to sleep I will make them come ride around town with her. That will teach 'em! It is an ordeal to say the least. Before leaving one must make sure the bebe has been fed. That would mean we can only leave the house between 10-11 and 1-4. Next one MUST ensure that the little one is falling asleep or actually sleeping. Once in the seat a quick round up of items and out the door we go. If I make it this far without her screaming I am doing good. Unfortunately after dropping off Daddy at work yesterday from a long afternoon at Lowe's the Squeaks wasn't sleeping. She then began whining and being a good mommy :) I pulled over and gave her the wubby. This lasted a good 2 seconds and she spit it out just so she could scream. We made it about 5 minutes and Mommy couldn't take it (imagining she must think she is abandoned and we don't love her) and pulled over into a parking lot. Once again giving the screaming babe a mouth full of wubby. It didn't last. Fast forward 2 minutes and we are in another parking lot. She is screaming and pulling at her car seat straps like they are on fire. It being 98 degrees outside I began looking for a place to go and walk her 'til she passed out. Luckily we were in the parking lot of a Wet Pets. That place is AMAZING and I want a salt water tank now. But I digress. SO I should say that I don't take this bebe anywhere because I am a germophobe... One would not expect a Wet Pets to be a hoping place on a Tuesday at 5...one would be WRONG. About 5 minutes of giving people dirty looks because they kept looking at the baby or coughing near me and this mommy was outta there. Thank goodness fishys put the screaming baby to sleep. Back to the car we went and carefully I put her in the seat (this time the wubby was in the seat belt too ensuring it's safety in Squeaks mouth) and drove home. Another outing down! To all you parents whose babes love their seats... :-P